Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

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You guys always crack me up, so I came up with this question to hear more funny weird stories.

What were some funny, stupid, or weird reasons patients push the call light for?

Are you supposed to go to the room right away or how does it work? I will be an RN next year and interested in knowing more about the actual daily life w/ pt.

Here are some of the best...

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"There's a skunk in my room!" I worked in a small rural hospital and a skunk came into the first floor and sprayed into an area that sent the smell through the ventilation system. The call lights were lit up like Vegas.

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I had a patient ring the call light and ask for a Ribeye steak!!!! WHAT?!

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I have a patient who uses the call bell to have us watch her have a BM...she insists we stay for "the whole experience." She thinks it's fascinating, and apparently, thinks we find it fascinating as well. If we don't stay, she will scoop it up and hold it in her hand to show us!

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I have a patient who uses the call bell to have us watch her have a BM...she insists we stay for "the whole experience." She thinks it's fascinating, and apparently, thinks we find it fascinating as well. If we don't stay, she will scoop it up and hold it in her hand to show us!

:uhoh21: :barf02:

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Had a patient call, because they dropped their chapstick.

Now on a fancy new unit with call bells that say"water"," nurse ", "assistant" and "pain".

I can only imagine the fun we're gonna have with That!

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Had a confused patient once call and say there was some kind of critter in her room. Well, there actually was a critter in her room: a lizard!!

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Specializes in Peds.

I had one peds patient hit the call bell because he couldn't figure out how to change the Wii from 1 player to 2 player so that his guest could play a video game with him. I try to remember these are mainly young kids I am working with, that way I won't get too upset lol

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Specializes in Peds.
I had a patient ring the call light and ask for a Ribeye steak!!!! WHAT?!

Sorry but bwahahahahaha!! I would have given her the MEANEST look ever!

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A teenage, clueless patient in early labor put on her call light. I walked in and she said "I'm all wet down there". I said "Did you break your bag of water?" She turned and looked up at her IV fluid bag and said "IT AIN'T BUSTED!"

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Specializes in Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych.
I have a patient who uses the call bell to have us watch her have a BM...she insists we stay for "the whole experience." She thinks it's fascinating, and apparently, thinks we find it fascinating as well. If we don't stay, she will scoop it up and hold it in her hand to show us!

I too have had patients absolutely obsessed with their bowels! We called the dr on call and requested a psych consult please. The patients always get it too!

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Specializes in Medical.
I have a patient who uses the call bell to have us watch her have a BM...she insists we stay for "the whole experience." She thinks it's fascinating, and apparently, thinks we find it fascinating as well. If we don't stay, she will scoop it up and hold it in her hand to show us!

My immediate response is "Everybody poops - and believe me, I've seen a lot of it, so unless you excrete gold, I'll be back."

I'm with Carol - psych consult, stat!

Also, WT actual F...

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